Northeastern

Does anyone know something substantive about this team? Is this a pretty easy first round match-up relative to facing Minn-Duluth or North Dakota? I guess the major downside is we have to face Notre Dame if we win the first round.

I saw they lost to Princeton earlier in the year. Barry Melrose also said we play identical styles, so there could easily be an upset by Cornell.

The only thing I know is this:

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.....

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Greenberg '97
The only thing I know is this:

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.....

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SUCKS!

Thanks for biting. I could repeat it twice more for effect, but it's easier to just reread the post.

Their goalie is the Hockey East Player of the Year. And a few years ago, when they played in the Florida tournament, their team was one of the worst in the country.

Greenberg '97
Thanks for biting. I could repeat it twice more for effect, but it's easier to just reread the post.

No problem. Anything for NCAA week.

Cornell went hard after Thiessen. So did North Dakota. Interesting that he chose Northeastern and has been instrumental in bringing them to the national scene. Have watched him a few times this year and he is extremely good.

Thiessen visted Cornell in late January 2006. During the next week he was telling people 1) that he wasn't going to Cornell and 2) that David McKee would be leaving. Both turned out to be true. Here's Big Red Puckhead's article in March 2006:
[bigredpuckhead.blogspot.com]
He's been great in goal this year for Northeastern.

I saw them lose 4-1 at BC earlier this month - on that night, they looked beatable. Their PP didn't do much that night, but that was because BC did a very good job of moving the box around to shut down the shooting lanes. Their powerplay did seem capable, though.

Northeastern did dominate at times within the game, but BC played the better game that night. Overall, they struck me as a solid all-around team, maybe similar to Princeton in that regard. The Northeastern fans were loud and dedicated the whole game - they reminded me of the Faithful.

Based on the other options, I think it's a pretty good first-round draw for us. It seems more likely that we'll be able to get them to play our style (which probably isn't terribly far from their style) than trying to slow down a team like Yale. First team to three goals might be the winner here...

Brian Deerr '04
First team to three goals might be the winner here...

Oh well...

Brian Deerr '04
Based on the other options, I think it's a pretty good first-round draw for us. It seems more likely that we'll be able to get them to play our style (which probably isn't terribly far from their style) than trying to slow down a team like Yale. First team to three goals might be the winner here...

I think you are right and it's not to our advantage. If their style is our style they win. Why?

- not pushing them off their game
- THeir goalie has the same sv % as scrivens but northeastern gives up a lot more shots. So they give up a few more goals against. But since we can't finish... and they seem to have some scorers..

- then warm up the bus if they get the first one.

Only way we win is by being absolutely on our A-game defensively and catching a bounce on offense. 1-0 or 2-1. Agreed that 3 goals is the winner for either side

Thiessen has his own website:

[www.thiessen39.com]

lynah80
Thiessen has his own website:

[www.thiessen39.com]

He's a journalism major but doesn't know when to use "fewer" instead of "less." Impressive.

andyw2100
He's a journalism major but doesn't know when to use "fewer" instead of "less." Impressive.

That's a non-error. See the M-W Concise Dictionary of Usage or any of like 15 posts on Language Log.

Me, I'm more concerned that he highlighted KEY COG for some reason. And now I can't stop saying KEYCOG. KEYCOG! KEYCOG! I wonder if the Vermont crowd chants KKKKKKKKKKEEEEEYYYYYYYYY CCCCCOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGG at him.

andyw2100

lynah80
Thiessen has his own website:

[www.thiessen39.com]

He's a journalism major but doesn't know when to use "fewer" instead of "less." Impressive.

Do you read most sports journalism? Color me not surprised.

abmarks

Brian Deerr '04
Based on the other options, I think it's a pretty good first-round draw for us. It seems more likely that we'll be able to get them to play our style (which probably isn't terribly far from their style) than trying to slow down a team like Yale. First team to three goals might be the winner here...

I think you are right and it's not to our advantage. If their style is our style they win. Why?

- not pushing them off their game
- THeir goalie has the same sv % as scrivens but northeastern gives up a lot more shots. So they give up a few more goals against. But since we can't finish... and they seem to have some scorers..

- then warm up the bus if they get the first one.

Only way we win is by being absolutely on our A-game defensively and catching a bounce on offense. 1-0 or 2-1. Agreed that 3 goals is the winner for either side

Agreed. I saw them beat BU in OT in early March. Very similar styles. I felt like I was watching Cornell at certain points, especially when the Huskies had a power play.

klo25

abmarks

Brian Deerr '04
Based on the other options, I think it's a pretty good first-round draw for us. It seems more likely that we'll be able to get them to play our style (which probably isn't terribly far from their style) than trying to slow down a team like Yale. First team to three goals might be the winner here...

I think you are right and it's not to our advantage. If their style is our style they win. Why?

- not pushing them off their game
- THeir goalie has the same sv % as scrivens but northeastern gives up a lot more shots. So they give up a few more goals against. But since we can't finish... and they seem to have some scorers..

- then warm up the bus if they get the first one.

Only way we win is by being absolutely on our A-game defensively and catching a bounce on offense. 1-0 or 2-1. Agreed that 3 goals is the winner for either side

Agreed. I saw them beat BU in OT in early March. Very similar styles. I felt like I was watching Cornell at certain points, especially when the Huskies had a power play.

That might just bode well for our penalty kill.

I am no coach, but I am guessing that Northeastern will try its best NOT to play Cornell's style of hockey when the two teams meet on Saturday. It's pretty obvious that every team from here on out will try to play Cornell the way Yale did in the ECAC final. Let's hope that coach Schafer has made the necessary defensive rearrangements and that our players are mentally and physically prepared come Saturday. LGR!

I'm no coach either, but I would think that if I had a team that was described as very Cornell-esque and I was successful with that all season, I would not try and enter the NCAA tournament playing a different style of hockey. Sure I might emphasize certain advantages to my players and when it might make some sense to take risks - as I'd imagine all coaches do for every game - but I've got to imagine that their coach is confident that he can win playing the way they've played all year.

"Cornell hockey" is probably as meaningful to Northeastern as "Northeastern hockey" is to us, and "Northeastern hockey" doesn't conjure up any image AFAIK.

Trotsky
"Cornell hockey" is probably as meaningful to Northeastern as "Northeastern hockey" is to us, and "Northeastern hockey" doesn't conjure up any image AFAIK.

Northeastern hockey is generally described as "what you see in consolation games."

ugarte

Trotsky
"Cornell hockey" is probably as meaningful to Northeastern as "Northeastern hockey" is to us, and "Northeastern hockey" doesn't conjure up any image AFAIK.

Northeastern hockey is generally described as "what you see in consolation games."

...Or "What you call a home game if you didn't get into Harvard, BU or Tufts."

LaJollaRed

ugarte

Trotsky
"Cornell hockey" is probably as meaningful to Northeastern as "Northeastern hockey" is to us, and "Northeastern hockey" doesn't conjure up any image AFAIK.

Northeastern hockey is generally described as "what you see in consolation games."

...Or "What you call a home game if you didn't get into Harvard, BU or Tufts."

Tufts? You mean BC?

Jordan 04
I'm no coach either, but I would think that if I had a team that was described as very Cornell-esque and I was successful with that all season, I would not try and enter the NCAA tournament playing a different style of hockey. Sure I might emphasize certain advantages to my players and when it might make some sense to take risks - as I'd imagine all coaches do for every game - but I've got to imagine that their coach is confident that he can win playing the way they've played all year.

I tend to agree with this. You've gotta dance with who you came to the dance with.

(Yes, I know that should probably be "whom" and that I ended the sentence with a preposition, but I don't care.)

Josh '99

Jordan 04
I'm no coach either, but I would think that if I had a team that was described as very Cornell-esque and I was successful with that all season, I would not try and enter the NCAA tournament playing a different style of hockey. Sure I might emphasize certain advantages to my players and when it might make some sense to take risks - as I'd imagine all coaches do for every game - but I've got to imagine that their coach is confident that he can win playing the way they've played all year.

I tend to agree with this. You've gotta dance with who you came to the dance with.

(Yes, I know that should probably be "whom" and that I ended the sentence with a preposition, but I don't care.)

It's "you dance with th' one that brung ya", stop trying to make it into a proper sentence.

French Rage
It's "you dance with th' one that brung ya", stop trying to make it into a proper sentence.

Per Ralph Kiner, it's actually "you dance with the girl what brung you."

Trotsky

French Rage
It's "you dance with th' one that brung ya", stop trying to make it into a proper sentence.

Per Ralph Kiner, it's actually "you dance with the girl what brung you."

And Lord knows he's an authority on incoherent babble.

Don't sell them short! As a Boston based person, I see a number of their games. I even root for them at the Beanpot every year (Harvard Sucks, Screw BU and I hate BC).

They do have a habit of choking during big games, like during this years Beanpot.

rep2
Don't sell them short! As a Boston based person, I see a number of their games. I even root for them at the Beanpot every year (Harvard Sucks, Screw BU and I hate BC).

Nobody is selling them short. We are giving ourselves hope.

Northeastern head coach Greg Cronin made some comments yesterday about Cornell. The full interview is available here:

[www.hockeyeastonline.com]

Interviews with other Hockey East coaches were also posted.

[www.hockeyeastonline.com]

That lack of respect for NE will land you in a consolation game if there were one in the Regionals.

My suggestion is to not sleep on Northeastern. This isn't the Beanpot.

So their goalie has a website, So does Marty Brodeur..,who cares?

Rich S
That lack of respect for NE will land you in a consolation game if there were one in the Regionals.

Well, I guess it's a good thing Schafer decided Ugarte was going to be a healthy scratch this weekend then, or his lack of respect might get the team in trouble.

Josh '99

Rich S
That lack of respect for NE will land you in a consolation game if there were one in the Regionals.

Well, I guess it's a good thing Schafer decided Ugarte was going to be a healthy scratch this weekend then, or his lack of respect might get the team in trouble.

That's OK, ugarte is just a roll player.

Rich S
That lack of respect for NE will land you in a consolation game if there were one in the Regionals.

My suggestion is to not sleep on Northeastern. This isn't the Beanpot.

So their goalie has a website, So does Marty Brodeur..,who cares?

The Princeton bulletin board was FULL OF ugarte quotes. Fat lot of good it did them. I kept my mouth shut about Yale. Fat lot of good that did us.

NYTimes ran an article about Greg Cronin/Northeastern yesterday. Cornell has a shout out.

[www.nytimes.com]

ESPN is showing that the Cornell Northeastern is on ESPNU at 4PM.

Decent article previewing this weekend's match-ups from hockey's future.

Hockey's Future Link

rep2
ESPN is showing that the Cornell Northeastern is on ESPNU at 4PM.

Huh...that's notable enough to warrant its own thread

Don't flatter yourself.

Rich S
Don't flatter yourself.

Is it even possible that you are this dense?

ugarte

Rich S
Don't flatter yourself.

Is it even possible that you are this dense?

Don't expect Rich to answer this. He has a history of being the "better man" and never answering unflattering posts.

really Marty? I'm still waiting for your respons on the RPI and Union thing.

Relax boys, your game ain't til tomorrow.

And yours ain't till October.

Just like yours last year...pfft!

That's why Im relaxed watching all these teams "choke."

Rich S
Just like yours last year...pfft!

That's why Im relaxed watching all these teams "choke."

I think what we all need is this:

[www.geocities.com]

Rich S
Just like yours last year...pfft!

That's why Im relaxed watching all these teams "choke."

Yeah, the tone of your posts seems very relaxed!

hey Marty, me thinks you need to switch to decaf...chill pal, can ya?

Rich S
hey Marty, me thinks you need to switch to decaf...chill pal, can ya?

Rich S
Don't flatter yourself.

Do you really think this kinda crap adds to the discourse here, or are you simply having too much fun? It doesn't seem like fun.